Abstract This study analyses the changing role of the family as a source of social capital in aiding migration, settlement and social integration of Zimbabwean migrants. The study is based on qualitative interviews with 58 Zimbabwean migrants in Tembisa and Kempton Park in Johannesburg metropolitan city. The article makes an important contribution to literature revealing how as a result of decreased chances to get a good job, pressure to remit back home and expectations to look after newcomer...
ABSTRACT Agriculture remains an important economic sector for contributing to food self-sufficiency and incomes in Zanzibar. However, its performance is limited by poor access to extension services on improved technologies to increase production and productivity due to shortage of Block Extension Officers in Shehia. Currently, mobile phones are among the reliable media to communicate agricultural information in sub-sahara Africa, which can be used to provide better linkage between farmers and...
Abstract There are a number of reasons that led to the collapse of the Zimbabwean economy for almost a decade prior to February 2009. Zimbabwe experienced the dramatic rise of hyperinflationary which led millions of Zimbabweans abandoning the country to find greener pastures somewhere across the globe. In response to the chaotic hyperinflationary period that had defined the country’s economic environment, Zimbabwe adopted the Multi-Currency System (MCS) in January 2009. The purpose of ...
ABSTRACT The development of social networking sites as linguistic and communication platforms is rising across all age groups in Zimbabwe. Amongst a plethora of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, WhatsApp is the most common in Zimbabwe. Consequently, this research examined the essence of WhatsApp profile pictures and statuses. The research was guided by four main objectives which are to: 1. Analyse the Significance of WhatsApp Profile Pictures and Statuses. 2. Explain the n...
ABSTRACT This study assessed anthropogenic activities, land uses and limnological characteristics, in relation to fisheries resources of Lake Babati (fresh water) and Burunge (soda water). Six villages were also involved, namely Majengo, Singe and Bagara adjacent to Lake Babati and Mwada, Sangaiwe and Vilima Vitatu adjacent to Lake Burunge. Data were collected by using questionnaire surveys, key informant interviews, observation, GIS and RS and Laboratory analysis. Findings have indicated e...
ABSTRACT The dissertation aims at the assessment of the impacts of illegal immigrants on the national security in Tanzania. The dissertation attempts to examine the impacts of illegal immigration and its associated threats. The specific objectives aimed to identify the nature and the types of illegal immigrants threats the security, the kinds of security threats illegal immigrants cause. Methods of data collection were interviews, questionnaire, and documentary review of relevant documents....
ABSTRACT This study, sought to investigate the determinants of job satisfaction experiences among academic staff in four selected public and private universities in Tanzania. Specific objectives were to: assess job satisfaction differences by socio-demographic characteristics among academic staff in public and private universities in Tanzania; compare job satisfaction experiences among academic staff in each selected public and private university in Tanzania; assess the context differences o...
Abstract In this research project I explore whether religious leaders can be involved in Party politics and remain true to their calling, with a view of determining whether it is sustainable to argue that Bishop Muzorewa as a religious leader involved in Party politics clean in his political endeavours. The paper attempts to evaluate Bishop Muzorewa’s role in national politics and the effects his role had on the United Methodist Church. The paper will rely on data from secondary source...
ABSTRACT Trading in high-value agro-food and fishery products like Nile perch represents one of the main possibilities for reducing poverty in Tanzania. Nile perch earner foreign exchange and provides employment to communities around Lake Victoria. However, Tanzania has experienced challenges in maintaining and expanding her share of global markets given stringent food-safety requirements in the European Union (EU). Following the three EU Nile perch export bans in the 1990s, several efforts h...
ABSTRACT Land cover, land use, and human activities pattern have been reported to be important determinants of vector borne diseases transmission including plague. Plague, still occurring in different parts of the world, has been a threat in the Eastern Africa region including the Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. Plague is a severe, rodent associated, bacterial zoonosis caused by Yersinia pestis. Literature suggests that factors influencing the critical contact between rodent hosts, flea...
ABSTRACT The study sought to explore the adoption of a risk based approach to solvency management in the Zimbabwean short term insurance industry. The review of literature was carried out in order to establish what other authors had to say on the subject. To come up with a sample of 17 short term insurers and reinsurers out of a target population of 33 operational insurance and reinsurance companies, the researcher used stratified sampling technique since the study population comprised of dif...
ABSTRACT Most mining companies‟ performance continues to plummet. The question is that; is it the economy, management and production practises, the business environment or occupational stress which is an obscure problem affecting organizational performance? Could organizational poor performance be traced down to occupational stress? The study sought to assess impact of occupational stress on organisational performance. The study aimed at identifying sources of occupational stress, determini...
ABSTRACT As popular and mostly craved for as the most special and responsive form of governance and best form of political setup, democracy has caused quite a problematic predicament and dilemma in Africa. Criticisms have been directed at Africa‟s failure to fully comprehend democracy and its many tenets that have at most times been seen as undermined. Amongst the most crucial complaints by the International organizations and renowned International Criminal Court have been the underlying ac...
Abstract Auditor General’s offices are known as Supreme Audit Institutions whose main mandate is to act as watchdogs of the national purse and as such play a pivotal role in ensuring efficient, economic and effective use of public resources and moneys. The main thrust of the study is to proffer a critical evaluation of the office of the Auditor General in promoting sound public sector management in Zimbabwe. The key argument of the study is that the legislative framework has a vital bearing...
ABSTRACT Declining productivity of food crops in developing countries is associated with several factors including poor adoption of improved technologies against pests and parasites destroying crops with developmental implications on food insecurity and poverty. This study has been undertaken to contribute to the understanding of farm-level adoption dynamics and economic impacts of agricultural technologies. This study was done using a case of imazapyr-resistant maize technology for combating...